Apparently a number of this month's selections are still Big!!! Secrets!!! so I might not have a lot to say about books I know nothing about other than the title.
DARK AVENGERS #1
I'll give it a shot, since it's an Avengers title.
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #21
This one has been consistently pretty good.
DEADPOOL #6
And of course this one has Deadpool. They'd have to do a lot to this one to make us not want it. (That's not a challenge, by the way.)
MIGHTY AVENGERS #21
Well, I get this anyway and generally like it (although all the Avengers-free Avengers we've been seeing lately aren't really to my taste). And while I do like Bendis, Dan Slott writing is an additional selling point.
MS. MARVEL #35
Haven't seen a reason to drop this yet.
NEW AVENGERS #49
Ditto, but am of course hoping to see more Avengers.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #582
The Molten Man's powers are out of control, setting the world ablaze around him, and destroying his own body and mind within. This is it, his final and brightest burn. And all he cares about is taking Harry Osborn with him! Can Spider-Man pull his best friend's fat out of this fire? And, with what Harry's been up to, should he? All this plus: a secret surprise from Liz Allan, and a major Spider-Mystery is finally solved.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583
YOU ASKED FOR IT, YOU GOT IT! PETER PARKER ON A DATE!
After the revelations of “Mind on Fire”, love is in the air for more than one member of the cast and Pete finally gets some time out with the ladies. (and who better to bring it to you than two men who both had dates as recently as 1987!)
Amidst the romance though, forces are gathering that will spell trouble for Peter in the months to come.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #584
CHARACTER ASSASSINATION BEGINS!
The climax to the last year’s worth of Spider-man stories starts with a bang as questions are answered and Spidey’s new world is rocked to its core.
Who's the person terrorizing people as Menace? Who's behind the Spider-Tracer Killings? Who's going to be the Mayor of New York City? After more than 365 (Brand New) Days, Marc Guggenheim and John Romita Jr. have all the answers in the first chapter of "Character Assassination" -- a story over a year in the making!
Whoa, descriptive text!
The kids still like it. I personally sometimes forget to read it, but I'm not the Spider-fan around here.
AVENGERS/INVADERS #8 (of 12)
With the real enemy revealed, two teams of Avengers are drawn together for a brutal battle royale. Meanwhile, a secret from the Invaders’ past threatens to destroy the present, upend the chessboard and send several heroes back through the veils of time...perhaps lost forever.
Coolness!--as in, apparently the hero fight is over.
CAPTAIN AMERICA #46
Eisner-Winning artist Steve Epting returns as the New Captain America comes face-to-face with an old ally -- Prince Namor -- on a dangerous trip to China. Can Bucky and Namor team up to save the memory of an old comrade-in-arms as Cold War crimes come back to haunt the Winter Soldier? Part 1 of 3.
Namor, whoo!
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THEATER OF WAR: AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
The third in a series chronicling the adventures that made Captain America the hero we know today, Paul Jenkins (MYTHOS) does what he does best, weaving a tale of war, brotherhood and legacy. From skinny Steve Rogers at boot camp to the Super-Soldier leading a battalion of men against the Nazis, this is the Captain America you thought you knew but you’ve never seen. And when the choice is between his country or his best friend, this is the decision he had to make.
Oh, why not?
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI13 #9
“Hell Comes to Birmingham”
Captain Britain is reunited with his wife, Meggan! But can they stay together and live through Dr. Plokta’s devastating attack? Also, the Black Knight gives into his darkest urges and comes to grips with the truth about the Ebony Blade. Can he ever turn back to the light? Part 4 (of 4)
Black Knight focus, yay!
MARVEL ADVENTURES THE AVENGERS #32
No matter how powerful you are, how heroic you are, or how beloved you are, you still have to pay taxes. And when the IRS comes knocking on the door to Avengers Tower, it causes all sorts of problems. Luckily, the Avengers can avoid the problematic filing of their real names by helping the IRS collect back taxes on a few deadbeats. Unfortunately, those deadbeats include Bullseye, Man-Bull, the Absorbing Man, Whirlwind, and a certain highly-successful web- designer named Oog---and these guys DON'T want to pay! Action! Adventure! Taxes?
This is of course for the nine-year-old, but it sounds like a fun one. :)
RUNAWAYS #6
“Dead Wrong”
The conclusion of Terry Moore’s (Strangers in Paradise) first heart-wrenching story-arc. It’s the final showdown between Karolina’s fellow Majesdanians and the Runaways. The effects of this will shake the core of the Runaways and change their lives.
For the fourteen-year-old, assuming she's been enjoying it enough to keep getting it.
SHE-HULK #37
Our Gamma-irradiated emerald beauty is facing a United Nations inquiry, and they’re throwing the book at her... Mallory Book that is. Will she pay for the crime of heroism? Will she be forever called a Menace to Society? And hey... didn’t she used to have a friend who was one of those “Secret Invader” types? To everyone’s surprise, old friends—and old enemies—arrive with new developments to complicate She-Hulk’s life.
Haven't not liked She-Hulk yet.
YOUNG X-MEN #10
You think you know everything there is to know about YOUNG X-MEN? Think again. One shocker has been brewing since #1 and the pot peaks with #10. Don’t miss this landmark issue of Young X-Men.
I think the kids and the husband still like this one. It's not one of the ones I put at the top of the stack, myself, but it's generally readable.
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